Master Bedroom Art and updates

I love our new house, BUT the ceilings are so much taller than our last house so everything we owned looks so tiny now.  I have been in the process of updating this over the last 2 years!  I went to am amazing vintage sale last week and got a steal of a deal on some art!  I am super picky when it comes to art, but I love beautiful frames and these were perfect!  They are distressed black with tiny gold beads around the border and the mattes are stunning!  Custom matting is so important!

Originally they retailed for $348 each!!!!  INSANE....but I was able to get both art prints for $49 at the sale!!!  That works for me :)

So....although I love the frames and the dog prints were cute...they are not my style.  Time to change them out.  I had bought an antique French wedding document at an antique store a long time ago and had no idea what I was going to do with it at the time, but this was the perfect thing!

 front

back 

So I removed the dog prints and added this document.  I tore it in half and framed each side.  I love the official stamp on it.

The scale of these frames is much better for the size of our room and ceilings.

Here is the before of our room:

Here is the after:

I still need to add another mirror behind the other nightstand, but this room is close to done!

Here are some more pics

Here are some other examples of how I update our furniture since the scale was so off in the new house.

Here is our master bedroom in our old house....the nightstands looked great and I loved them

Here are those same nightstands in our bedroom in the new house compared to the new nightstands we got....

You can see how much better the new ones look.  I have since added a mirror behind one of the nightstands, but I need another one on the other side.  I LOVE our new nightstands!  They are so beautiful and I love all the storage.  Here are some detail shots of them.

Same thing happened with the mirror above my dresser.

Here is a photo of it in our old house

and here is a side by side picture of the old mirror and the new mirror in our new bedroom.



Scale is so important.  I will show you more updates and I continue to update our old décor to fit our new house.

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Yummy Appetizers Part 2

Yesterday I shared 2 of my favorite dips with you and today I am going to share 2 more of my favorite appetizers to make for a party.  Again...super yummy and so simple!

*photos from food.com*

FIRE CRACKERS
Ingredients:
1 gallon zip lock bag
1 box unsalted saltines (4 sleeves)
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 ranch powder packets
3-4 TBS crushed red pepper...2-3 TBS if you can't take the heat
1 TBS garlic salt
1 TBS onion powder
1 tsp paprika
1 TBS black pepper

Place all ingredients (minus the crackers) in zip lock bag and mix around so everything is in the oil.  Next add the saltines to the bag shaking a little between each sleeve so all crackers are covered.  After all the crackers are in (I usually leave out about 10 so there is extra room for shaking) seal the bag and shake like crazy.  Lay the bag on one side and then 30 minutes flip it over.  Leave crackers to soak overnight and then enjoy the next day! 


Pumpernickel Cheese Melt
Ingredients:
pumpernickel bread
Swiss cheese shredded
mayo-enough to stick ingredients together
bacon bits-Oscar Meyer bag
green onion-chopped

Shred the entire block of Swiss cheese, add the entire bag of bacon bits, chopped green onions (as much as you would like) and about 1.25 cups of mayo (just enough to make everything stick together well) in a bowl and mix well.
Cut the bread into thirds and place on baking sheet.  Place large spoonful of cheese mixture on bread pieces (pile it tall so it melts nicely)
Set oven to 400 and cook until cheese browns (8-10 min)
 

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Yummy Dips- Spinach Artichoke and Crab Delight

With the Mavericks being in the playoffs this is the time for sports watching parties and yummy food!  Two of my go to appetizers to bring to events are Spinach Artichoke Dip and Crap Dip.  They are delicious and easy!  I am not a huge cook so when I find items that everyone loves I bring them over and over :)

 *photos borrowed from The Food Network*

 

I am a huge Spinach Artichoke fan and have tried many different recipes, but this one is hands down my favorite.

 

SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP

Ingredients:

2 pkg 8oz cream cheese softened

1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts drained and chopped

1 pkg (10oz) chopped spinach drained and thawed

1/2 cup mayo

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (I use Kraft in plastic container)

1 clove minced garlic

 

Beat Cream cheese and mayo until blended and then add other ingredients

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

 

Place in 1.5 quart casserole dish.  Serve with chips or crackers

 

 

CRAB DIP

Ingredients:

1 cup cheddar cheese shredded

1 cup mayo

1/2 cup onion minced very fine

1 6 oz can crab meat flaked

1/4 tsp curry powder

6 drops hot pepper sauce

2 TBS dry bread crumbs

 

Butter 1 quart casserole dish.  In medium bowl combine all ingredients except bread crumbs.  Spoon mixture into buttered casserole dish.  Sprinkle with bread crumbs.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.  Serve with pita chips or crackers

 

 

In the spirit of recipes I wanted to share some cute recipe cards.  I just love mason jars and it makes me want to cook a recipe more if it is on a cute card :)

LilCubbie Printables on ETSY

 



T3Design Co on ETSY

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Farmhouse Love

On my bucket list is to build a farmhouse one day.  Don't get me wrong I love our home, but it is not the dream home.  My dream home will consist of chippy barn wood everywhere, molding galore, planked floors and walls, farm lights on our huge porch, etc. 

We have been lucky enough to build our last two houses and I have caught a "building houses" bug.  Unfortunately this is a very expensive hobby :).

Although being creative and loving decorating has made me really happy in life and has allowed me to build a business around it, it can be a blessing and a curse! 

My mind is always designing, imagining, creating....even when I sleep.  I wake up many mornings and have designed something in my head that I have to go create. 

Anyway, as I dream about this future house I am busy designing it in my head and I thought I would share some of the ideas with you.

I love an exterior with a huge porch, gables, shingles, shutters, etc.

I am trying to decide if I like the porte-cochere or not?  I love the look but not sure if it is really practical?

I definitely want a weather vain somewhere on the garage.  I LOVE the way it looks.

This time I want lots of trees on our lot.  I just love trees!

ENTRY IDEAS:

 Love the wide stairs that lead up to the porch.  I want to be able to decorate them with pumpkins, etc in the fall.  Also, love the planters.  I also love all the windows around the door.

I love the style and the color of this door.

I love dutch doors and will have one somewhere in my farmhouse.

I want a chalkboard on my porch.  I think it is so inviting!

KITCHEN:

This kitchen is an amazing inspiration.  I want a white kitchen, hardwood floors, crystal chandeliers, chrome hardware and lots of molding.  I just LOVE this kitchen!!!

  

I think this silverware drawer is genius!!  I will definitely be doing this in the next house!!  I hate those plastic drawer dividers, they are never big enough for all my silverware.  This is the hardware I want on my cabinets.  I want file tab drawer pulls on all my drawers.

POWDER BATH:

I love the look of old furniture pieces in bathrooms.  Here are a few examples.  I want to find all kinds of old pieces to put throughout the house.

PORCH:

I love this porch.  I want blue bead-board ceilings, transom windows above all my windows, French doors, farm lights,  and a huge farmhouse table for lots of entertaining.

 Love this farm table.

 Mason jar lights are amazing!!

Vintage string lights set the perfect mood outside.

I actually think we want an all one story house, but I love love love these stairs with the grain sack runner.  I may have to find a way to work this in somewhere.

I also want cabinets like this somewhere in the house.  I love chicken wire.

**All photos via Pinterest.  Follow House of Hargrove on Pinterest to see links to everything.  Located in the "New House" and "Beautiful Homes" albums**

Anyone out there live in a farmhouse?  I would love to see your pictures!

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Current Inventory Before and Afters

Here is the inventory we currently have available and the before and afters...

Click on the photos for more info...dimensions, prices, etc.

Shabby Chic Chest

 Black Distressed Chest

BEFORE & AFTER

Shabby 10 drawer dresser with black distressed top

Antique black distressed buffet

BEFORE & AFTER

Vintage Cabinet/Chest

BEFORE & AFTER

 Unique Shabby Chic cabinet with glass knobs

BEFORE & AFTER

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